Our latest episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, and why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
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#snap #foodinsecurity #oregon #shutdown #shutdowns

Following the biggest cuts to nutrition programs in our nation's history, the Trump administration has announced it will no longer publish the country's main report on hunger. Coincidence?
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#SNAP #hunger #shutdown

The impending loss of #SNAP benefits due to the #Shutdown threatens to undermine the long-term health of people, says @lelaineb.bsky.social of @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social.

Watch the full interview with Lelaine: youtu.be/Bw4aW7OPKAI

Letting millions of people go hungry when you have the power to prevent it is unconscionable. But it looks like that’s what the Trump administration is prepared to do. #shutdown #snap

#Poverty is not a reflection of the individual, but of policy failures, says Lelaine Bigelow of @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social

Watch the full interview of Lelaine: youtu.be/Bw4aW7OPKAI

Just as you wouldn't let someone else choose what groceries to put in your shopping cart, Oregon shouldn't let Congress choose our tax policy.

Oregon needs to disconnect from the big federal tax giveaways in the #RepublicanBudget

Food pantries are supposed to be the last line of defense against hunger, but demand is skyrocketing. And it's about to get a lot worse, due to the congressional Republican budget
#hungeractionmonth @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social

Parents are skipping meals so their kids can eat. And now, the congressional Republican budget bill will be taking away food from struggling families.

On #HungerActionMonth, remember that hunger is a policy choice, and we can choose differently

@oregonfoodbank.bsky.social

Fired by an app! That can happen to Uber and Lyft drivers.

In the latest episode of Policy for the People, Nathaniel Hudson-Hartman and Joe Jackson of @driversunionor.bsky.social talk about rideshare drivers' fight for better pay and working conditions

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🎥 Fun fact:
About 2/3 of personal bankruptcies in the U.S. are from medical bills.

Wanna know what’s extra fun? Most of those folks had health insurance.

And that's before the congressional #RepublicanBudget begins raising the cost of health care for everyone.

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Whether or not you get your health care from Medicaid, the Big Ugly bill is going to affect your health coverage.

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The Big Ugly Bill passed by Congress today is exactly the opposite of what families need right now. It's incredibly damaging.

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If the monstrous U.S. House reconciliation bill becomes law and the Oregon legislature does nothing, Oregon will see revenue collections shrink, leaving the state with less $ to address the needs of Oregonians #orpol #orleg

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